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Who is the Buddha? (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 4 May, 2024 - 11:00

After an account of the Buddha’s life, Sangharakshita asks how, if at all, such a man can be defined or categorised. This talk was given in 1968 as part of the series Introducing the Three Jewels of Buddhism

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Death of Srisambhava

From Order Connection on Fri, 3 May, 2024 - 19:18

Death of Srisambhava

From Order Connection on Fri, 3 May, 2024 - 19:18

Dear Order Members,

Following my recent notice of Srisambhava’s decline in health I need to inform you further. She died peacefully on Thursday 2nd of May in her home at The Hazels, near Ledbury, aged 68. She was attended by Dhammadassin, Samata, Karunachitta and myself who had all been looking after her for some days. 

She had recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of her Ordination at Dhanakosa on the 25/11/1993. Sanghadevi was her private and public...
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Communication Researcher

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 16:22

Communication Researcher

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 16:22

Are you interested in the future of communication, brands and society? Are you fascinated by how people can be reached and their lives made better through connecting with spirituality in the 21st century? Do you believe that communicating the Dharma effectively can change the world?

The Triratna International Council Communications Working Group is looking for people to support a vision project researching how best to communicate the Dharma today. Do you work as a communication planner,...
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The Fourth Sight (Dharmabytes Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Thu, 2 May, 2024 - 11:00

Ratnaprabha looks at what motivated the Buddha to leave a comfortable life for an uncertain quest in the Jungle: the Four Sights of Old Age, Illness, Death, and the inspiring figure of the wanderer seeking liberation.

Excerpted from the talk What Started the Buddha Off given at West London Buddhist Centre, 2016.

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Community Champion - Birmingham Opportunity

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 15:37
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Community Champion - Birmingham Opportunity

From Jobs, Volunteering & Communities on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 15:37

Community Champion in Birmingham

Now here’s an opportunity! A bit of an adventure, even!

We have three communities around the Birmingham Buddhist Centre.  We’re looking for an Order member to move in to one of our men’s communities – rent-free for two years – and invest some time and energy helping the communities to thrive and expand. 

South Birmingham is a great place to live, and we have a well-established Buddhist Centre with an extensive and supportive sangha. So there should be plenty of encouragement and...
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April at Adhisthana

From Adhisthana on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 11:55
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April at Adhisthana

From Adhisthana on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 11:55

Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend Adhisthana welcomed sangha members from all over the world as well as from Centres and Groups in the UK, both in person and online, to reflect on the teaching of the Taste of Freedom. Retreatants speaking Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish and French joined the Adhisthana community and retreatants from Birmingham, Bristol, Colchester, Cork, Essen, Glasgow, Hereford, Ledbury, Leeds, London, Norwich, Oxford, Sydney, Warwick, Worcester and Worthing.

The Polish sangha group arrived early and stayed...
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Srisambhava's Health

From Order Connection on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 10:55

Srisambhava's Health

From Order Connection on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 10:55

Dear Order Members,

Srisambhava, who lives in Ledbury in the UK, was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in August 2022. Since then she has been treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 

Over the last few days her health had declined rapidly and her life is now entering into its final phase. She is well attended with carers and nurses who are doing what they can. Samata and Karunachitta are also here giving her support. She...
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Base Metal Into Gold

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 1 May, 2024 - 00:00
Following Vadanya's introduction last week to our new theme, looking at the seven point mind training, Satyajyoti will explore what is it to turn adverse conditions into our path to Enlightenment. We all meet difficulties in our lives and with a radical change in perspective, we can think and act more like an Enlightened being. How would we act in every ordinary moment if we were Enlightened? How can we act to be more Enlightened? In this series we will be exploring a powerful, pithy teaching that tells us how to do just that.
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Death of Dhammachari Dharmodaya

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Apr, 2024 - 13:41

Death of Dhammachari Dharmodaya

From Order Connection on Tue, 30 Apr, 2024 - 13:41

Dear Fellow Order Members,

I regret to inform you that Dhammachari Dharmodaya passed away at Ruby Hall Hospital in Pune at around 5:05am yesterday, 29th April, at the age of 77. He was a senior Dhammachari who played a crucial role in the early stages of the sangha’s formation. He was ordained on 1st June 1979 by Bhante Sangharakshita who was his private and public preceptor. Dharmodaya’s kalyana mitras were Lokamitra and Padmavajra.

Dharmodaya was...
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Ordinations at Vijayaloka in Australia

From Triratna News on Tue, 30 Apr, 2024 - 12:30

Ordinations at Vijayaloka in Australia

From Triratna News on Tue, 30 Apr, 2024 - 12:30

Dear Friends, 

We are delighted to announce that on 30 April 2024 the ordinations of the following eight women from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand took place at Vijayaloka Retreat Centre near Sydney, Australia: 

Public Preceptor Sudrishti: 

Cheryl Richardson from Kempsey becomes Dayadhi, a Sanskrit name meaning she who has the qualities of kindness and wisdom
Registered spelling: Dayadhi
Private preceptor: Prakashika 

Pam Verrall from Sydney becomes Kusalavaca, a Pali name meaning she who is skilled...

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